The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
FROM ABBEVILLE'S ATHENS.
sCINTILLATIoNs AND CoRUsCATIoNS
FRoM A GRAPHIC PEN.
The PhilOmatheau CeIebratfon-"Ap-
preciatcd Observation-Disclosures OF
Visit---Thc Literary MHle and the
AristOcratic sYaGon---A Stove Gre
ates a Stir..."M.s'' Letter Box, Et
Cetera.

Cetera.
DUE WEST, Jan. II. 1887.
There Is one case of measles In town;
! This is the anniversary Of the birthday OF
Bon inmin Franklin.
! The celebration in tho Philnmathean Socie-
ifv will occnr on the 2Sth instant, instead OIL
Mr. John Allen. of onr sister county, Lall-
renS made a short visit to his parents here
Rev. W. F. Pearson left here last Monday on
n visit 10 relatives in Spartnnhurg.
| Miss Ella Miller has returned TO nor schno,
near Hnnca Path. She is highly appreciated
| BY our friends in that sc.tion.
| 4 number of old huggies. wagons, mules,
cows. &c. are changing hands nowadays, on
account of debt.
! The measles are quite prevalent In the Lev
/ el Land country, and are said to be OF stub
Col. j. i. Calhoun went over to Monterey
last week to the marriage Of his niece. Miss
Kate Calhoun. to Mr.. ChevcS Haskell.
Three new students have matricu'atcd in
Erskine College since the holidays. and two
have come to the Female College:
The oat crop is said 10 be badly damaged.
But predictions for good crop year are IN
abundance.
4 gun hurstcd in the hands Of Master Rob-
ert Ellis last week. and inflicted painful but
At this writing Miss Rcbecca Nance is still
very Ill. Her friends are solctons ahont her.
Mr.. Parker, OF Mississippi, who has dangh-
,
and will board at Dr. AIillers for while.
There was no election in this township last
Friday for school trustees.
Mr.. Robert Clamp. who has heen in business
In Augusta for two or three years, Is on visit
to his mother.
Prof. j +. Lee has some very fine japanese
pprsimmonS They are large and luscious.
Our people should all give more attention TO
Mr. NJ. J. MofTntt was called to Charlotte by
telegram last Friday.
Prof. Hood returned from Florida last trl-
day. His daughter and her little children
came with him, and will reside with him IN
the future.
Many of our farmers are disgusted with the
cnStom of buying commercial manurpS an
nualv. They are determined. for one year nt
least, to mix and compost their own fertili'
zerS.
a stove In the Female College was upset
last week and gave President Kennedy, his
pretty students and their lovely teachers n
first class scare. Other than this no further
damage was done.
Due West is a cultured and Christian little
village Of six hundred inhabitants Has two
Colleges. one Thcological Seminary. eight
ministers Of the gospel and three churches.
1t is healthfully situated, yet five doctors, SIX
medical students and three drug stores exist
and seemingly flourish.
All the readers of the Press and Banner are
not familiar wit our game Jaws. There rs as
you suggested last week, n heavy penalty for
trapping and netting quail, yet some OF our
best citizens engage in this amusing, and to
themselves. profitable sport.
The many friends of the Rev. f. Y. PresSly
were glad to see him III Due West again last
week. lie lives in Starkville, Miss, and he
ing, only on flying trip, left almost as hur-
Your corrc>p >pondent here Is wholly with Mt.
Carmcl's M" on the Letter Box" question.
1t would undoubtedly be- OF advantage If the
Press and Banner would yield a column To the
dren's letters written in their own original
style, without correction and ucrbdtim et liter
aim. Jet us hareit.
Mr.. +. II. Prather made flying visit last
week TO his uncle and amt. Mr.. Iancy and
Mrs. Srllie Martin. near Hodges. They are
now verging on their fohr score years, and are
in the enjoyment OF usual good health. They
are blessing 10 the community IN which
they live, and may they be spared many
years.
Rev. Dr. Boyce, who Is so well known in the
newspaper world as having been an editor for
many years, and as a. sociae editor Of The Az
socinfe Reformed Presbyterian for the past
twenty years. finds time TO contribute an oc-
casi0nal article to the Southern Christian 1ro-
cate. The Doctor weldS q EIcile pen, and his
contributions are highly entertaining, ITO
do good and to communicate" seems to be his
desire.
Mr. ]. Won Campbell, whilst returning from
Anderson on the l2th instant, accidentally
shot himself in the leg. The wound Is very
painful.
Mr.. Frank II. Gerk, one Of the attaches of
the Presbyterian office, was summoned last
Charles Gerk. who died suddenly near Don
aids the night before. This is the seventh
dea th among Mr.. Gcrk's near relatives in the
past two years, and leaves him the only rep.
resentative of that immediate family. He
has the warmest Sympathirs o! this people
The hall of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
ciation of Er>kne College has been repaired,
painted. carpetcd and refurnished, mt q c"st OF
some 300. 4 portion of this money was CIV
en- by friends ir the West when DR.. Grier was
on q visit out there this summer. The stu
dents and friends here contributed literally
thereby raising the amount necessary to do
the work. Next Saturday evening at early
candl" light The hall will be dedicated. MIR. j.
b. Cochran. the incoming resident will pre-
side, and addresses will be made ny Rev. w.
VI. Grier. ID. D.. and Prof j. /. Mccain. a
| pleasant evening is anticipated.